"This is an interesting study,but the results need to be interpreted as preliminary and in need of replication with a larger sample," said David Geary,a psychologist at the University of Missouri7 in Columbia.
词汇: snowball 雪球;滚雪球式增长的事 replication n .重复,复现 superstar n.超级明星
注释: 1. University of Chicago:芝加哥大学。位于美国伊利诺伊州芝加哥市,是世界一流的私立大学,创建于1891 年。
2. keep getting math-anxious female teachers:一直由对数学有焦虑感的女教师教授数学。此处getting是having的意思,math-anxious指的是上文中提到的对数学没有自信的心理状态。另见第三段最后一句对anxiety的解释。
3. snowball effect on their math achievement:在数学成就上的雪球效应。其含义是:在数学上越来越没有信心。
4. end up learning math anxiety from their teachers:最后从老师那里获得的是对数学的焦虑。End up doing something:最终会做某事
5. sales receipt:销售清单
6. in need of replication with a larger sample:需要用更大的调查样本进行重复验证。replication 在量化实证研究中的意思是“重复(实验)”。
7. the University of Missouri:密苏里大学。位于密苏里州,是美国一所公立研究型大学,创建于1839年。
练习:
1. What is the result of the research at the University of Chicago,according to the first paragraph?
A. Girls comfortable with their own math skills are better than boys at math.
B. Girls uncomfortable with their own math skills are not as good as boys at math.